Materials Needed

Gather the following items that you will need for presentation of this lesson plan on turkeys:

Colored photos of turkeys–male, female and young turkeys

Turkey calls (can be found in the hunting section of sporting good stores)

Paper plates

Washable brown paint

Colorful craft feathers

Brown construction paper

Red construction paper

Small tubs or containers (one for each child)

Colored tiles

Art: Make a Turkey Platter

Instruct the children to paint the underside of the paper plate brown.

Allow children to choose the feathers that they wish to put on their turkey.

Fold plate in half, brown side facing out.

Use hot glue to adhere the feathers to the rim of the paper plate. Place dots of glue randomly around the opening of the plate, instruct children to hold plate firmly together until dry. Note: To avoid burns, do not allow children to use the hot glue themselves.

Cut out the shape of a turkey's head from the brown construction paper: A turkey's head should look like a small peanut.

Cut out a triangle and a small peanut shape from red construction paper. This will be the beak and the gobbler of the turkey.

Math Skills

Tub Manipulatives: Patterns of 10

Colored tiles, in this math skill, are reminiscent of the colorful feathers of the turkey.

Give students small tubs or dishes.

Fill each dish with colored tiles.

Children should arrange colored tiles in patterns of 10.

Teach children to count by tens.

Language Skills

Creative Writing

T-H-A-N-K-S-G-I-V-I-N-G

Write the word Thanksgiving vertically on a chart.

Ask the children to think of a word or words describing Thanksgiving by using the letters of the word.

Additional Suggested Reading

This post is part of the series: Kindergarten Harvest Lesson Plans: Turkeys

This is a series of harvest lesson plans designed for the kindergarten classroom. In this portion of the series, the children will learn about turkeys. The lesson is presented by activites, math and language skills, as well as art projects.